UFC President Dana White confirms last Tuesday, that there will be a rematch that for the UFC Lightweight Title between fighters, Frankie Edgar and Ben Henderson. The fight will be schedule to take place this summer.

In a recent interview with the MMAWeekly Radio, Edgar says that he is relieved and happy.

“It was a relief, it really was. A weight lifted off my chest, it’s been weighing on me. I definitely made it known that I wanted the rematch, I’m not going to sit there and I don’t want to argue for a title, I want to fight for a title. I’m just happy I get to fight for it now.”

“… I also want to say I want to thank Ben too for taking the rematch, just like you mentioned before with B.J. (Penn), I didn’t have to accept it and I did, and Ben he didn’t have to accept it, and he has, so much respect to him as well.”